Shape-retaining packing device



B. lKOFsKY ET'AL SHAPE RETAINING PACKING Dravmia Dec. 18, 1928.

Filed sept. 25,1927

'IAVAUAUQ w ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 1 is, 192e.

BENJAMIN IiroFskY, OE'BROOKLYMAND JULiUsJosEPHs; on' Biioiixrgnnweyoaii;

A' y-This invention relates 'to'r shaperetainiii-'gfvr packing device for caps and the like articles;

`One object ofthe invention isi to provide.,A an improved shape retafiningudevice,forj'caps andthe like articles for use fm'packing [and:

shipping; said caps or -like iarticlesfvvhe'reby delivery to the distributingjdealer',or purf` Chaser may be made lvvithoutwthe article or articles having been Y crushed,V 'with saidfV articles "freer from undesirablel :creases kand p in as perfectshape as they'` left y.the factory'.`

Another object of the inventionis to provide an improved device of c the c liaracteil-N' A.described for retaining a'fcap or like article, in proper folded freadyQtOQWeaim condition Y for transportation, Without the usual pressy ing bpetO, the retainingmeansiforming acovering for preventinglcoilingff theecap fcrovvn.' v

'.'a folded-cap.r` A ,Figa V3 is a plan view of the improved A further object of f Yiii'wfention is provide a device'of the character described which 'shall be''of simple,rinex'pensive"`conf struction,l easy and? quick to.' apply, forma compact lighty vveight package, andbepraetical and efficient -tofa 'high' :degree in. uses f 1 i Other objects' 'of this invention vvill"'in part be obvious',k and in parthereinafter ivintedout hel invention accordingly consists in' 1 the i* e features of. construction, combinationstoi elements, and arrangement of `parts p' which? Will be exemplified inthe constructionhere?V inafter described, and of which the scope of yapplication Will bev` indicated :in theffolfr' lOWllg'Claiins. f

vIn the accompanying drawing,' in"vvhichis shown ,one of thevarious possible illusfj trative4 embodimentsiof ythis invention, Figl is a perspectivefvievv'of a' receptacle V 'or container, partly 4broken awayy to shovv caps packed therein aceordanceffvvithfthe;

invention.

of the yshaperetaining members applied shape. retaining member. Y z

Fig. 45 is anfenlarged cross-sectional View of a cap in itsiretaining'member as taken on line 1--4 in Fig. 1. 1

Fig.V 5 isVv an lenlarged fragmentary plan view showing theimproved means embodied in the construction of the shape retainingmember for holding the cap properly folded;

cap with the shape retaining membery ap-l vThe shape c retaining. member l1 embodying `the inventionfvvillynow bedescribedl." Prefera'bly, 4it' Iliade Voff "anydsuitable flight," stiff, cheap sheet material such-as cardboard' aindvaslhere'shojvnf is rectangular shapedv to pl'ied"thereto `enclosed inegi"y an venvelope.;V Y,

wrapper. u Y .Y fFig. 7; is a perspective l,vie'vv yfshovifing.. a( modified foirn of shape lretaining "menuber,l Y embodyingtlieinventionapplied to folded Referringinfdetail vto the kvdrawing,iin

.Figl'S vSh'OWII a receptacle orcentainerplo, With thefcov'er ,removed and @muybrokenev away toshow hovvV a number ofjcapseach held in a'ishapel retaining member'f 11embOClYng the invent-imma be piled intosi'ichcontainer'in'one or 'more stacks, a partition "13 serving Prevent the.,y stacks from' shiftfl confornr to the space provided tliereforin` mid-portion?11C pivots ,vv'hevri,` the` latter fis member 11 is subllected fthe 'container A10. Ea'chv-meiriber y11lia's a4 pairl slits 11a, parallelly spaced apart 'a-V 'distance.lesstlianfthe Width of the fori' c a purposeAhereinafterfto'appear. 't Saidslits Y f terminate"v `in .'openings 1'1b which, @by increasing "the edgey length along vvl'iichthe` soV shownl appliedfis ofk the 'outing class coin-* monly' known as a sport7 or golf VSaid capsV are generallymade of cloth,fcom

monly" called'and knoWnlfin the Iart afs,i1n-` finished vvciolens,l said 'clothy presentinga ihave not been'milleddovvn into the cloth `the same manner `as thecoininonly known: finished vvoolens,

preparing such' caps for shipment and vdisniaybe in ready vto'vv'ear condition.

1- yemploying-the yimproved member:r 11 Fig. V6 `is va perspective view showing' a the necessity for pressingithe caps into K K Y j rouglr'surface due t theyvoolenfibres vihich4 Fig.v 2 is a perspectivevlew showing'one v 1.00` v v l he cap 12Fissliovvnto"v have the usual lvisor 12%"witli ``a"`fr'o nt porf x `tio/n*ofthe crovvnf12bffolded to overlie the visor iii tlieWellunderstoodfnianner. Inifr l 105 Y n tributionthey are usually pressed with lthe"V i back portion 12'c folded `toward the visorV and With side creasesat 121 sothat the caps proper folded conditionis eliminated. The

' venient means for carrying cap 12 ris folded so that the' back portions 12 of the cap band are positioned approximately dametrically of the cap opening, the cap cloth of said band and back portions in this position, being approximately flat surfaced, as is also the cap cloth of the crown portions of the cap. A plurality of cloth layers is thereby formed, "joined at the ends thereof by a number of creases, Each pair of adjacent creases is inserted into the*` opening of slit 11 so that the line of the folded portion of said cap band will be approximately perpendicular' to the line of the slit.y The cap is thus retained in said member 11, the cap crown being held against the mid-portion 1lc of the member 11', and the creased portions 121 of the cap being secured linsaid slits against displacement, as is clearly shown in Figs. 2, 4 and 5.` The mid-portion 11 covers the crown portions of the cap and prevents it from beingsoiled.

When the caps, with the members 11 ap'- plied `to them, are stacked into the container 10, they are held against accidental displacement by the edges of the member 11 'con Vtacting with the side walls or". the container so that they maybe shipped from thel factory and distributed with assurance that they will not be crushed or wrinkled. Fur

from a container or foi-carrying the cap` about without necessarily touching Athe cap material, also prevents any portionof the cap material from touching cap cloth of any other cap, thus avoiding the effect on th cloth above described.V 5

In Fig. 6 is shown a cap 12 with the member 11 applied thereto, slipped into a suitable bag or envelope wrapper 14 to IntakeV a compact unit package, forming` a conor storing the cap by the wearer. Y

A modified construction of the shape retaining member embodyingpthe invention is shown in Fig. 7.. Here the retaining member 111 has theedge portions 1,11*,1 thereof pressed and folded con-v natures.

adjacent the slits` 1115, formed "with relexed and preferably down turned flaps 111e which serve as means for spacing said members from each other when stacked. :The midportion 111e, of said member covering the crown portionll2b-of the cap may be provided with a suitably shaped opening 111 to expose a sufficient portion of the crown so that the ,pattern and color of the fabric forming the cap, and at the center of the crown, or any, other Vdistinctive portions having dif` ferent efectsthan" the back portions 12c or thecreased portions 12d, which are apparent at the `slits 11, may be'seen by a purchaser. n

It will thus be seenV that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention areachieved, and which: is well adapted to meet the conditions of vpractical use. x Y

As various possible embodiments `might be made of the ,above invention, and as various changesmight be made in the embodimentk above set forth, it is `to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shownin the accompanying drawing `is to be interpreted as illustrative and not ina limiting sense.

Having thus described o ur invention, we claim as new` and desirev to secure by Letters Patent: ,y

1. A` cap-package' comprising arelatively stitf'iat member havinga pair of elongated slits extending on opposite sides of a midportion thereof, anda ca f having creasedV portions inserted in' said s its, the crownof the cap abutting said mid-portion. v

2. VIn combination, a folded cap of the characterdescrihed, a substantially stili' member ,havin a plurality of sl'its formed therein,

the fo ded edge portions of said cap beingv received in said slits,fasf` and for the purpose described. y Y

3. A sha e retaining member o-f the char-V acter descrlbed made of fiat, stitfsheet ma-V terialhavinga air of spaced slits, saidslits being position to engage andhold a cap in folded position, the .mid-portion lof said member between said slits serving as a cover to guard the underlying portion of thecap against soiling, and reiexed flaps formedon opposite edge portions of said member for spacing a` plurality of said members from one another in stacked relation.

In testimony whereof we affixy our sig- BENJAMIN IKorsKr.` .rULrUs ,Josnrns` 

